Table of Contents

General Editor's Preface
Author's Preface
List of Genealogies
List of Plates
Abbreviations
Introduction
Sources
1. The Family's Origins and Godwin's Early Years
2. Godwin under the Danish Kings, 1016-1042
3. Godwin in Power, 1042-1051
4. Godwin's Children
5. The Lull before the Storms, 1062-1065
6. Harold's Triumph, 1065-1066
7. The Collapse of the Dynasty, 1066
8. The Diaspora, 1066-1098
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index

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About the Author

Frank Barlow is the author of many books including the bestselling The Feudal Kingdom of England. He is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Exeter and Honorary Fellow of St John’s College, Oxford; CBE, FBA, FRSL.